Dog boarding in someone's house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP do u have a friend with a dog you can trace off with? This is what I did when we only had one dog. Now we have 2 dogs and I pay someone to stay at my house. We did it for Christmas right before Covid and the dogsitter didn’t stay Christmas Eve but we had a neighbor come over and let dog out before bed and again first thing Christmas morning. Dogsitter came back at lunchtime.

My friends are all traveling. Ugh! Is a kennel with a suite just as bad? It seems worse. So many dogs and only cameras at night.

[Anonymous]

I would be very hesitant to board in a place with 10+ dogs in someone's home. I'm hesitant to use doggy daycare too, but at least then (hypothetically) all dogs are visible to multiple employees at a time. There isn't the possibility of dogs being cornered in another room and reacting when the homeowner can't see them.

From a safety perspective, if there are 10 dogs I'd want them crated at night. What happens when dog A finds an awesome piece of trash at 2 am and Dog B decides they want it and a fight breaks out and the homeowner is sleeping? Crates are for their safety.

I am personally more comfortable either having someone stay at my house or sending my two to a person who has no dogs of their own, where they are the only dogs, even if that means being alone for a period of time each day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP do u have a friend with a dog you can trace off with? This is what I did when we only had one dog. Now we have 2 dogs and I pay someone to stay at my house. We did it for Christmas right before Covid and the dogsitter didn’t stay Christmas Eve but we had a neighbor come over and let dog out before bed and again first thing Christmas morning. Dogsitter came back at lunchtime.

My friends are all traveling. Ugh! Is a kennel with a suite just as bad? It seems worse. So many dogs and only cameras at night.

yeah definitely do t board if there is no human on site at night. What about older teens? Any friends/neighbors with older teens that could sleep at your house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP do u have a friend with a dog you can trace off with? This is what I did when we only had one dog. Now we have 2 dogs and I pay someone to stay at my house. We did it for Christmas right before Covid and the dogsitter didn’t stay Christmas Eve but we had a neighbor come over and let dog out before bed and again first thing Christmas morning. Dogsitter came back at lunchtime.

My friends are all traveling. Ugh! Is a kennel with a suite just as bad? It seems worse. So many dogs and only cameras at night.

yeah definitely do t board if there is no human on site at night. What about older teens? Any friends/neighbors with older teens that could sleep at your house?

I don't want a teen just sleeping here- the puppy is 8 month now so needs more attention and supervision. I prefer someone with a yard she can run, and at least 1 dog she can hang with. I feel like a teen (I have 2) will be distracted, on their phone, and out and about over Winter Break. I barely trust my own kids to deal w her, so for 8 days I need a qualified adult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

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Great so where do people find these places that watch only 2-4 dogs over the holidays, who have good references, secure fence, and are actually home and supervising or do this as a business of sorts. I don't want some random person who doesn't have experience or isn't home or drinking all day etc. lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

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Great so where do people find these places that watch only 2-4 dogs over the holidays, who have good references, secure fence, and are actually home and supervising or do this as a business of sorts. I don't want some random person who doesn't have experience or isn't home or drinking all day etc. lol

On Rover.com. My dog is small and spoiled so a crate and a large group of dogs wouldn’t work. She needs to cuddle up and sleep next to a person all day, if possible. I’ve had good luck on Rover finding nice couples or single women who work from home and are happy to have 1 dog, even over holidays.

[Anonymous]

I'd rather board my dog in a kennel with a suite than the situation you've described. Is this person even insured? When I board my dog in someone's home, I do it through the agency I use for daily dog walking and I trust them 100%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather board my dog in a kennel with a suite than the situation you've described. Is this person even insured? When I board my dog in someone's home, I do it through the agency I use for daily dog walking and I trust them 100%.

She does daycare and dog walking as well. The kennels are all booked and most only
Have cameras at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather board my dog in a kennel with a suite than the situation you've described. Is this person even insured? When I board my dog in someone's home, I do it through the agency I use for daily dog walking and I trust them 100%.

Sorry meant to add. This is someone who has been doing boarding, daycare and walking for years. She is all through word of mouth. She only takes small to medium dogs and does trial overnight first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather board my dog in a kennel with a suite than the situation you've described. Is this person even insured? When I board my dog in someone's home, I do it through the agency I use for daily dog walking and I trust them 100%.

She does daycare and dog walking as well. The kennels are all booked and most only
Have cameras at night.

Is she bonded and insured?

[Anonymous]

We had a lady in Vienna dog sit fir us. She lived alone in a large double fenced-in yard.She only took in small dogs at least 6 months old. I think her max was 6-8, but she let them run around her house like they owned the place. She was very popular in that area.

Our only issue is that we were pretty strict with our dog - not allowed on furniture, no sleep in our bed - and so when he stayed there he learned bad habits, including barking because he didn’t bark at home.

It was hard readjusting after the first time and when he stayed for 10 days when we went out of the country, but on the normal weekend vacation he got back into the routine really quick when he got back home.

I actually loved it. Someone who loved our doggy as much as we loved him. And he got to socialize with other dogs his same size. There were no pictures or FB posts. But the sitter was fine if we called and asked about him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather board my dog in a kennel with a suite than the situation you've described. Is this person even insured? When I board my dog in someone's home, I do it through the agency I use for daily dog walking and I trust them 100%.

She does daycare and dog walking as well. The kennels are all booked and most only
Have cameras at night.

Is she bonded and insured?

No idea.. are people on Rover? and what does that mean? Like what does it help if someone is insured? Genuinely curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rather board my dog in a kennel with a suite than the situation you've described. Is this person even insured? When I board my dog in someone's home, I do it through the agency I use for daily dog walking and I trust them 100%.

She does daycare and dog walking as well. The kennels are all booked and most only
Have cameras at night.

Is she bonded and insured?

No idea.. are people on Rover? and what does that mean? Like what does it help if someone is insured? Genuinely curious.

What happens if your dog is injured under her care?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had a lady in Vienna dog sit fir us. She lived alone in a large double fenced-in yard.She only took in small dogs at least 6 months old. I think her max was 6-8, but she let them run around her house like they owned the place. She was very popular in that area.

Our only issue is that we were pretty strict with our dog - not allowed on furniture, no sleep in our bed - and so when he stayed there he learned bad habits, including barking because he didn’t bark at home.

It was hard readjusting after the first time and when he stayed for 10 days when we went out of the country, but on the normal weekend vacation he got back into the routine really quick when he got back home.

I actually loved it. Someone who loved our doggy as much as we loved him. And he got to socialize with other dogs his same size. There were no pictures or FB posts. But the sitter was fine if we called and asked about him.

This sounds very similar but more dogs but all temperament tested. Was your person bonded and insured? (asking because someone asked above)